NYC Edges. 66 Beautiful Small Cities & Towns In Europe. Educational Cruises, Travel, Journeys, and Tours - Smithsonian Journeys. Travelers' Choice Hotel Awards. -> HOTEL TURENNE COLMAR - CHARMING HOTEL COLMAR - OFFICIAL WEBSITE - 2 STAR HOTEL COLMAR. Hostellerie le Marechal, Restaurant Gastronomique à L'Echevin, Colmar, France. How Can I Get Paid to Travel - Travel Writing Tips.
Travel Writing — By Lost Girls on January 30, 2011 at 2:20 pm Be sure to check out our new Pitching 101 Series, including interviews with: BootsnAll editor, Katie HammelNew York Times’ deputy travel editor, Monica DrakeThe Expeditioner’s founder and editor-in-chief, Matt StabileGalavanting‘s managing editor, Joseph HernandezTravel Belles’ publisher and editor, Margo MillureGo NOMAD‘s general edit Max HartshorneTravel Agent senior editor Joe PikeTravelingMom‘s editor Cindy RichardsRecommend‘s managing editor Paloma Villaverde de Rico Want to get paid to travel? If you’re interested in sharing your travel experiences, there are several travel websites that accept pitches from freelance writers. Here are a few of them, and what they pay per word or post.
If you know of any other great sites for freelancers — that either pay or publish for experience — please let us know in the comments as we’re planning to expand this list! Travel Websites That Pay for Freelance Articles and Posts. Portal for Work Abroad, Study Abroad, Cultural Travel and Living Overseas. Artist-at-large.com | exploring cultures with eyes open. The best hostels in the world have… – Lonely Planet blog. With the increasing competition between each other, and rise of the flashpackers, hostels have piled on the amenities to attract travellers in recent years.
But I want it all. In an ideal world, every hostel would… 1. Be clean…like Madrid’s Cat’s Hostel: 2. Have no more than 4 beds per dorm...like Rio’s Ipanema Wave Hostel: 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. …and, finally, it should charge (at the very most) half the price that a night at a nearby, respectable, budget hotel would cost. All of these hostels (and another 1,500) can be booked through Lonely Planet at Hotels & hostels. Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Europe: A luxury train by Orient-Express. 10 best vacation destinations in Europe. Tenth place – Protaras (Cyprus) – Resort for romantics. It is synonymous with fine golden sand and rocky coves of Mediterranean Sea, which in these parts of saturated turquoise. The most famous beach resort – Fig Tree Bay.
Cape Greco is not to impress divers for its sea caves and picturesque villages with binding windmills will please romantics. Ninth place – Albufeira (Portugal) – boasts a mild climate and good food. Eighth place – Fuerteventura (Spain) – A place for lovers of good and quiet beach holiday. Seventh place – Sitges (Spain) – known throughout Europe, a gay resort. Sixth place – Lagos (Portugal) – an ideal place for family holidays. Fifth place – Formentera (Spain) – a resort for those who love silence, peace and solitude. Fourth place – Dalyan (Turkey) – located at the confluence of Dalyan in the Aegean Sea. Third place – Ayia Napa (Cyprus) – a resort for those who like to relax noisy. Second Place – Mykonos (Greece). First Place – Resort Oludeniz (Turkey). Kuriositas - The Top Ten of 2010. Kuriositas will be one year old in March 2011. In response to recent emails we have decided to present the top ten Kuriositas posts in a single feature, with some statistics to go with them.
To explain, people have been asking what constitutes a hit in terms of hits. In other words what is the recipe for lots of people rushing to your website? It's an answer with a question mark (thanks Duran Duran) to be frank. 10 - I Am Borg: The World's First Officially Recognized Cyborg This was the story of artist and musician Neil Harbisson. In his second year at the college he attended a cybernetics lecture given by Adam Montandon, who was a student at Plymouth University. The popularity of this post came completely out of the blue. 54,428 Pageviews This was a surprise hit, but on reflection perhaps not that surprising. 8 - Hakone - Japan's Amazing Open Air Museum Close to both Tokyo and Mount Fuji the small town of Hakone holds something of a revelation. 74,174 Pageviews So far no particular trend. Lofoten. Location of Lofoten in Norway Lofoten (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈluːfuːtən]) is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway.
Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude. Etymology[edit] Lofoten (Norse Lófót) was originally the old name of the island Vestvågøya. The first element is ló (i.e., "lynx") and the last element is derived from Norse fótr (i.e., "foot"), as the shape of the island must have been compared with a foot of a lynx. History[edit] Stockfish has been exported from Lofoten for at least 1,000 years "[T]here is evidence of human settlement extending back at least 11,000[ yrs in Lofoten, and] the earliest archaeological sites ... are only about 5,500 [yrs] old, at the transition from the early to late Stone Age. " The town of Vågan (Norse Vágar) is the first known town formation in northern Norway. Geography[edit] WikiMiniAtlas Films[edit] Petra: Lost City of Stone. Deep within the deserts of Jordan lies the ancient city of Petra.
Through a narrow gorge it emerges into view, revealing awe-inspiring monuments cut into the surrounding cliffs. What is this astonishing city? Who built it, and why? Two thousand years ago, Petra stood at a crossroads of the ancient Near East. Camel caravans passed through, loaded with spices, textiles and incense from distant regions--and through such commerce, the city flourished. The Nabataeans also erected monumental tombs, memorializing their kings and leaders.
Today archaeologists are discovering clues to Petra's past. In New York, Petra: Lost City of Stone was made possible by Banc of America Securities and Con Edison. French Swear Words: My 10 Favorites. By Julie Blakley | March 4th, 2011 For those who learned French in the classroom, I’m guessing the teacher was not willing (or able) to teach students how to properly and thoroughly cuss in French. So, in that vein, here are some of my very favorite French curses. These are the things you hear spilling out of cab driver’s mouths, accidentally being shouted by a grandmother when she drops the milk, or accompanied by grimaced faces and occasional hand gestures in the streets of Paris. Now, before you go around dropping the French equivalent of the F bomb on your next trip, keep in mind that language plays an immensely important role in French culture. Julie’s 10 Favorite French Swear Words 1. This translates quite literally as “shit.” 2. This word packs a serious punch, so use it with caution (and maybe not in mixed company). 3.
This word is most commonly used in the context of “ça me fait chier,” which translates as a more vulgar version of “that pisses me off.” 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Notes from the Road | Muddy Backwater of the Travel Blogosphere. 30 Places to Find Cheap Airline Tickets. 30 Places to Find Cheap Airline Tickets Thursday, December 20, 2007 at 7:06pm by admin Scoring a great deal on plane tickets is only one of the challenges air travelers face these days. Unbearably long security lines, bumped flights, lost luggage and congested air traffic are commonplace. While we may not be able to control homeland security or overbooked flights, we are able to share with you some of our secrets for finding cheap airline tickets.
Read below for 30 places where you can land a great deal on your next flight. Tools and Resources Check out this list of tools and resources that are designed to help you find the best airline deals available. Farecast: This website has predicting airfare trends down to a science. Consolidators and Discount Agencies Many times the best deals can be found through consolidated airfare companies that feature wholesale prices. Helpful Websites Use these websites to find more deals on traveling by air. Ferrovie dello Stato - HomePage. The Shoah Memorial Historical remembrance, collective conscience, civil conviviality: these are the values the Milan Shoah Memorial is intended to promote and illustrate in relation to the themes of genocide and discrimination More information.